By Buzz on Jun 28, 2008 in Health | comments(0)
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When I was a kid, people who had swimming pools in their backyards didn’t worry about pool safety — at least not as much. But there have been a lot of cases of kids drowning in backyard swimming pools, which has a way of making people sit up and pay attention. For instance, as recently as 6 months ago, a couple of children died after falling into their backyard swimming pool.
This doesn’t mean that you can’t have a swimming pool in your backyard, but it does mean that you should take the proper precautions. The public is becoming more aware of the dangers of backyard swimming pools, and Orlando pool builders are recommending safety devices such as security fences and pool covers.
If you are working with a Tampa pool contractor to design and build a pool in your backyard, be sure to also talk to them about the types of safety devices you should consider having installed. Even if you don’t have kids yourself, you should probably think about installing safety devices, because you don’t want a neighbor’s child drowning in your pool, either. Good Florida pool builders should be able to talk to you about the precautions you should take.
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By Buzz on Jan 23, 2008 in Health | comments(0)
My husband is a snorer… And not a light one, either. In fact, he’s been sleeping on the couch for the majority of our five-year marriage.
It was a source of much frustration on both our parts. He’d wake me up with his snoring. And I’d wake him up to roll over. Then less than an hour later, he’d start snoring again. Eventually, he’d just grab his pillow and move to the living room. So imagine my surprise when he went to a doctor and found out he had an actual physical problem. I had no idea. Sleep apnea… He’s not even forty… he’s not obese… and he’s otherwise healthy (all risk factors for apnea).
The doctor sent him home with a sleep apnea machine, also known as a continuous positive airway pressure machine, orCPAP. The machine is equipped with a CPAP mask that attaches to the face and a portable device that blows air. This makes it much easier to breathe.
It took some getting used to, but after an adjustment period, he was sleeping like he’d never slept before. No more snoring. No more gasping for air. And no more sleeping on the couch.

By aBuzz on Dec 24, 2007 in Health | comments(0)
By Buzz on Dec 11, 2007 in Health, Shopping | comments(0)
Low serum Selenium was found to be a possible factor for persistent goiter in school children. This study was conducted in the Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. About 1200 school children from the ages of 8 to 13 were involved in this cross sectional study. The results of the study indicated that low serum levels of selenium may be linked to higher prevalence of goiter (40% of the children with low selenium had a goiter.) Thats why it is always important to look for selenium as a component of different vitamins complexes. The average urinary iodine excretion indicated an adequate level of iodine intake. An average Selenium concentration was 108 mug/liter in boys and 128 mug/liter in girls. In participants with lower Selenium concentration an elevated level of T4 concentration was observed. In addition, very impressive negative association was observed between serum level of Selenium and the presence of goiter. Therefore, the authors of this study concluded that supplementation with Selenium may be an advisable way to optimize thyroid hormone metabolism and decrease the probability of developing a goiter in school children with low serum level of Selenium. The next time you go to buy vitamins you are sure to follow the advice given by the professionals.
Low level of Selenium in the plasma may increase the risk of poor muscle strength in the aging adults. The cross sectional population based study which involved close to 900 men and women over 65 years of age with low plasma Selenium concentration was conducted by a clinical research branch of University Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Muscle strength in the hip, grip and knee extension area was measured. Overall an average plasma Selenium was 0.95 mumol/liter. Participants with lowest concentration of plasma Selenium were independently associated with 69% elevated risk of poor hip strength and nearly two times the increased risk of low knee strength and grip strength compared with participants with the highest concentration of plasma Selenium. Therefore, the authors of this study have concluded that low concentration of Selenium in plasma is independently associated with poor skeletal muscle strength in the older adults.
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